Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 5, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1966 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 6 0 2 0
Beckert 2b 6 0 1 0
Williams lf 5 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 0
Browne rf 4 1 0 0
Boccabella 1b 5 1 2 3
Hundley c 5 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Faul p 2 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 1 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 1 0 1 0
  Stewart pr 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 3 7 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 0
Jackson ss 6 0 1 0
Wynn cf 6 0 1 1
Gentile 1b 5 1 1 1
Staub rf 5 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 2 0
Maye lf 4 1 1 1
Bateman c 2 0 1 0
  Brand c 2 0 0 0
  Heath c 0 0 0 0
Farrell p 2 0 0 0
  Harrison ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Carpin p 0 0 0 0
  Sims ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 4 8 3
Chicago 000 020 100 000 0372
Houston 000 120 000 000 1480
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Faul   4.0 6 3 3 0 2
  Jenkins   5.1 0 0 0 2 7
  Hoeft   2.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy  L (0-3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.2
8
4
4
2
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell   8.0 4 3 3 1 6
  Raymond   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Lee   2.2 3 0 0 0 2
  Carpin  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
13.0
7
3
3
3
9

  E–Kessinger (5), Jenkins (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (4,off Farrell); Boccabella (1,off Farrell), Houston Aspromonte (4,off Faul); Bateman (6,off Faul).  3B–Houston Maye (1,off Faul).  HR–Chicago Boccabella (1,5th inning off Farrell 1 on, 0 out), Houston Gentile (6,4th inning off Faul 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Maye (1,off Jenkins).  HBP–Morgan (2,by Faul).  IBB–Brand (1,by Jenkins).  Team–6.  SB–Phillips (2,3rd base off Carpin/Heath); Beckert (2,2nd base off Carpin/Heath).  CS–Phillips (2,Home by Carpin/Heath); Jackson (2,2nd base by Faul/Hundley); Morgan (6,2nd base by Faul/Hundley).  WP–Faul (1), Raymond (1).  HBP–Faul (1,Morgan).  IBB–Jenkins (2,Brand).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–3:29.  A–11,494.
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